The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-03-23
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On motion, Be it ordered, That the
report be received, filed and approved,
and that a warrant be issued for
s995.SS on the Fiscal Agents in favor of
H. p. Broughton.
The following accounts were exam
| ined and allowed and war; ants ordered
issued for same on City Treasurer:
Joe Doughty, trimming lamps.....-...,..--s 90
A. c. Seayey. Packing and Lubrcator Z 81
A. G.. Seayey, 80 yards carpet for L. H.. IL ~
A. c. Seavey. freight on cars coal ....,,.. l01 "
Mechanics l. Traders ms Co., 1nsur-
ance on Power House IS 90
| Scottish Union National Insurance Co.,
Insurance on Power IS ~
Imperial Insurance Co.. Insurance on
Power 10 -
+. +. Becker. wood for Power House. 1874 0O
WATER WORKS ACCOUNT.
The following accounts were exam
ined and allowed, and warrants order
ed issued on Fiscal Agents for same:
II. =. Broughton, Electrical material and
Ed. Rodgers, services, testing lights u co
+. F. Becker, wood for testing plant OO
PERKINS PLATE GLASS FRONT.
On motion, Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the
city of Brookhaven, Miss, That T. II.
Perkins be and is hereby granted per-
mission to build plate glass front to
his storehouse in Block "B" on the cor
ner of Monticello street and West
Railroad Avenue, the same not to ex-
tend more than 16 inches on the side
walks or pavements on said streets.
Ayes, Moreton, Perkins, Cohn, Schnor-
renberg and Seavey; nays, none.
COLLECTIONS OF RENTS FOR WATER
AND LIGHTS.
On motion, BE it ordained by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the
city of Brookhaven, Miss, That rents
for electric lights and water, shall be
payable on the first of each month in
advance to the city tax collector, at
the Mayors Office, and if not paid by
the 9Th of the month the city tax-col-
lector shall call on those who
have not paid by the 10th of each
month and shall collect 10 per cent.
damages; and he is hereby instructed
to shut off all persons or renters who
have not paid by the 10Th of the month
and to keep them shut off until all rents
and damages are paid. Ayes, Cohn,
Moreton, Perkins, Schnorrenberg and
Seavey; nays, none.
PRINTING ADDITIONAL ISSUE OF BONDS.
On motion, Be it ordered, That City
Clerk Seavey be instructed to have
printed and autographed the S50OO.OO
additional Water Works and Electric
Light Bonds issued on March /, 1898,
and make his report at the next regu-
lar meeting of this Board.
STOCK ORDINANCE.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the city of
Brookhaven, Miss, That all cows,
calves, horses, mares, geldingt, mules,
jacks, jennets, sheep, oxen, or other
live stock of like kind and character
found running at large within the cor
porate limits of the city of Brookhaven,
arehereby declared anuisance, andhere-
after it shall be the duty of the City
Marshal and such assistants as he may
appoint to aid him in the discharge of
this duty to take up all cows, calves,
horses, mares, geldings, mules, jacks,
jennets, sheep, oxen, or other live
stock of like kind and character found
running at large in the limits of said
corporation and confine them in pen
or pound of the city for twenty four
hours, and as soon as said cows, calves,
horses, mares, geldings, mules, jacks,
| jennets, sheep, oxen, or other live
stock of like kind and character are so
taken to Immediately give notice in
writing to the owner or owners of the
same, if known to him, to appear and
show cause why the ordinance should
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their property, and if not known to
him to Immediately post a notice in
three public places within the corpor-
ate limits of said city of the time and
place of sale and if said owner or
do not apply for them to the Marshal
before the expiration of said "a hours
of the taking up of said stock and
taking up and impounding the same,
stock at said pen or pound at the time
he has named in his notice of sale to
the highest bidder for cash, and out of
the proceeds of said sale pay first the
costs and expenses of impOunding the
same, and return the balance, if any, to
the owner or owners of said stock, and
City Marshal after the said sale, then
the balance is to be paid to the City
Treasurer and credited by him to the
general revenue fund.
The City Marshal shall be entitled
to collect the sum of $500 for each ami
NAL thus taken up and enumerated
herein and disposed of by him, but in no
event is the city of Brookhaven to be
held liable for any costs incurred by
proceedings under this ordinance.
Be it further ordained by the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen of the city of
Brookhaven, That this ordinance shall
be in force and Shall take effect as to
cows and calves, on the first day of
October, A. d. 1898, but as to all other
animals enumerated herein, because of
the Importance of the ordinance, the
same shall be in force and shall take
effect Immediately.
The foregoing ordinances were first
reduced to writing, read and consider
ed section by section, by this Board,
at public meeting of the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen, and final vote
taken thereon, which resulted as fol
lows: Ayes, Cohn, Moreton, Perkins,
Schnorrenberg and Seavey; nays, none.
There being no further business, the
MARKET AND MARKET HOUSES.
An Ordinance to provide for the
government and regulation of market
places and meat shops in the city Of
Brookhaven, Mississippi:
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the city of
Brookhaven, Mississippi, That for the