The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-05-11

| Dixie Oil Co., oil for Power House -. As A
| Allen Lott, building stock pen -.-.-.- 90
J. Il. Daughtry. Mayors sal. April, 1898. % 20
\. Hurst, MarShal's sal. April. 1898 $3.50. 10 90
4. Hurst. st. Com. sal. April 1898 .. 10 90
". II. Seayey, City Clerks sal. April 1898. 10 90
Mrs. >. storm, rent OF Mayors Office 90
/ Hardy Magce, Night Policeman . 10 90
/ INA Evans, lanitreSs, for April, 1855. %
+. ;. Il. Society, rent OF Hall..-.......... 10 90
lno. ID. Gull, Supt. Water Works ....- 80 90
! Lee Creeger. Asst. Engineer 40 90
Alex. Washington, Fireman .---.....-....- 80 90
| George Middleton. Asst. Fireman......- 30 90
y. H. Hurst, removing Garbage @ 90
Report of City Treasurer, May 3, 1898.
Chas. Heuck, City Treasurer, pre-
sented his report for the month of
April, 1898, which was carefully exam
ined 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
city of Brookhaven, Miss, That the
report be received, approved and filed.
Ayes, Cohn, Perkins, Schnorrenberg
and Seavey; Moreton absent, and not
voting.
The report is as follows:
| 1875. REVENUE FUND.
| April 3, To cash. last report 81 1928
April -, TO cash Zines ,........ 2j.OO-S2, I27 63
1898. CREDITS,
May 3. BY warrants cancld S32405
! May 3, By com. per cent. 9.72
May 3, by cash TO balance-...1 793. SG-$2, 127 CO
1898. TEACHERS FUND.
April o. To cash last report..-S 900 81
| 1888. CREDITS,
May 3, BY warrants cancld.~.. S472.5O
| May 3, BY commission - l4T
May 3, BY Cash to balance ,5Gs.S4-S $50 81
1898. BOND INTEREST FUND.
April 5. TO cash last eport-.....-..-...S III O3
| 1898. CREDITS.
May 3, To balance cash on hand 5 iii O3
| 1898. STREET FUND.
! April 3, To cash, last reports 4.7G
| Aprll ., 10 cash from County, 1905
! April 8, To cash from A. Hurst. 1905 $40 A
May 3, To balance on hand. S $40 A
! 1898. WATER WORKS BOND INTEREST FUND.
April ., TO cash, last report, g, 4G9.S3
April .. IocaSh, Fiscal Agent. 1856 s.. SOB Is
May ), 10 bal. cash on hand. $2,5O3 Is
1898. GENERAL IMPROVEMENT FUND.
| April >. To bal, last report ST 90
May s. To bal cash on hand. 81 %
1898, SCHOOL EXPENSE FUND.
April ). To cash last report 259 Il
| 1895 CREDITS.
May g. BY warrants canc'ldS 1875
| May B. BY CON- per cent LAB
| May g. BY bal. cash on hand 2l0.43-S 90 II
1898 POWER HOUSE EXPENSE FUND.
| April :. To balance ...S 1sS
| April :, To cash, A. Hurst 10000
| Apr. -, 10 cash. \. Hurst 1000
| Apr, u. 10 rebate on freight
| by |. {. X. R.. / ,261 1871, Sl2 %
1925 CREDITS.
May B. BY warrants cancldS 6Ss,37
May B. BY com. per cent. 2O,65
May B. By balance---.--...-.-.-. 1,1039G-$l Sl2 9S
Respectfully submitted,
CHAS. f. HEUCK,
City Treasurer
Approved:
\; I Hl srAvrv, Finance Com.
| FUEL FOR POWER HOUSE.
On motion, BE it ordained by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the
city of Brookhaven, Miss, That the
contract be awarded to the Brook
haven Lumber & Manufacturing Com
pany to furnish Fuel for the Power
House at $4,000 per month, on basis of
lights and water on May l, 1898, and
to be increased proportionately for
each additional 50 16-candle power
incandescent lamps. Ayes, Cohn.
Schnorrenberg, Perkins and Seavey
nays, none.
HOSE AND ENGINE HOUSES.
On motion, BE it ordained by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the
city of Brookhaven, Miss, That it shall
be unlawful for any person or persons
to handle or remove, Hose, Ladders or
any Fire Apparatus, from the Engine
House or Hose Houses, in this City.
or to commit any injury on same.
.. Be it ordered, That any person or
persons convicted before the MAYORS
court for above offenses will be sub
Ject to a fine of not more than Ten
$1,000 Dollars and costs for such
otfense and stand committed till said
fine and costs are paid. Ayes, Cohn.
Schnorrenberg, Perkins and Seavey;
nays, none.
FREE WIRING OF HOUSES.
The application and petition of D.
L. Rush, for wiring houses, received,
read and filed.
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the
city of Brookhaven, Miss, That Su-
perlntendent j. d. Gull be employed
by the city to wire all houses for per
sons that desire free wiring. and he
shall be paid by the city at the price of
90 cents. per light open cleat work and
10 cents. for each light for concealed
work. Because of the Importance.
this ordinance to take effect from and
after its passage. Ayes, Cohn and
Seavey; nays, Schnorrenberg; Perkins
not voting. Moreton absent, and not
voting.
EXAMINATION OF CITY AUDITORS BOOKS.
The committee appointed to exam
inc the City Auditors books made the
following report:
We, the undersigned, committee
appointed to examine City Auditors
books, find same to be correct.
tolgned.) CHAS. SCHNORRENBERG
G. b. PERKINS,
A. COIN.
May 3, 1898.
On motion, the report was approved
by the Board and filed.
ENGINEER LEE cREEGER's SALARY.
On motion, Be it ordered by the
Board OF Mayor and Aldermen of the
city Of Brookhaven, Miss, That the
salary OF Engineer Lee Creeger be in
creased from $1,000 to 5000 per month,
same to take effect from May l, 1898. :
INSPECTION OF CITY MARKETS.
The Mayor and Marshal made a
written report of weekly inspections
OF the Meat Markets, stating that they
lind them kept in accordance with the
Ordinances governing the same.
On motion, their report were ap-
proved and filed.
On motion, the Board adjourned:
j. b. DAUGHTRY, Mayor.
W. IL. SEAvEY, City Clerk.