The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-20

Clarke & Courts. one personal assessment
roll, 800; express, .70-..-........-...----. GO
Electric Appliance Co., invoice July 81 30 10. 9S
l.. ID. Boadwee, articles for streets -. LIS
Mrs. Barnes, sand for Power House. 1.G0
Alex Winston drayage, $50
Daniel 4 WillOughby. lumber for streets 30 .62
A. c. Seayey, articles for Power House 49,. Is .45
standard Oil Co., oils for Power House 100 A.. 40
East Unlon Mills. lumber for Power House 4.46
Geo. c. McClendon, inspector for Aug..'9 100
George ID. Barnard 4 Co., invoice July Ist
and oath, 80 -.. AZ n;
Steve Cranberry. drayage for PowerHouse 80
Lee Creeger asst. engineer. Aug, 90. 1000
j. ID. Gull, supt. water works, Aug. 30 5000
Ed. Cunningham, asst. engineer. Aug. 30 1000
Alex washington, hreman's salary, Aug,
....-.-'......-.. $500
Geo. Middleton, asst. fireman, Aug, 90 $500
j. h. Daughtry. mayors salary, Aug, 30 $500
A. Hurst marShals salary, Aug, %. 1000
a. Hurst street commissioner, Aug, 80 1000
A. Hurst, removing garbage .--.-..--........- 10
W. ii. Seavey city clerk.-......-.------.-.-. 1000
Mrs. ). Storm, rent on mayors office 100
X; I. Scherck, md quarter rent Engine
house -.---.---... .......--... G2J
LEADER Office, LIST quarter printing 49,. 800
TREAsURER's REPORT FOR AUGUST, 1899.
Chas. F.. Heuck, City Treasurer pre-
sented his report for the month of
August, 1899, which was carefully ex-
amined and approved by the Finance
Committee and carefully examined by
the Board, cancelled warrants and the
stubs we're 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 re-
port be received, approved and filed
and is as follows: Ayes, Schnorren-
berg, Willoughby and Seavey: nays,
none. Aldermen Abrams and Moreton
absent and not voting.
The report is as follows
1899 REVENUE FUND.
Aug Ito balance last report - Sl32s ~
CREDITS.
Sept. By warrants cancelled SliO.s5
BY Commissions -.-.. -.--..--. 3.5l
by balance cash on hand 11Si.lS- S13IS n
TEACHERS FUND.
Aug. Ito balance last report 2037.29
Sept. G-Balance on hand $2037 %
SCHOOL BOND INTEREST FUND.
Aug. Ito balance last report S2lS4O
Sept. G-TO balance on hand S2lS &C
STREET FUND.
Aug Ito balance last report .--..-...... $3.50 SIS
CREDITS.
Sept .G-By warrants cancelled m 500
By commissions 40
by balance cash on hand 324.79-$3SJ SIS
WATERwoRKs BOND INTEREST FUND.
Aug. Ito balance last report $493.A
Sept BY balance on s493 n
GENERAL IMPROVEMENT FUND.
Aug. Ito balance on hand----------..-..-- S967'
CREDITS.
Sept & BY warrants cancelled $3.50
by commission ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1.34
by cash on hand ------....-41.31-- S95E
SCHOOL EXrENsE FUND.
Aug. Ito balance last report ... $500
CREDITS.
Sept.G-By warrants cancelled --- 80
BY Commissions --------..---- .06
BY balance -.....-..-.. BIOL $500
POWER HOUSE EXPENSE FUND.
Aug, Ito balance last report 1861
Sept. TO cash, A. Hurst---..-.-- $50 60 0269l
CREDITS.
Sept.G-By warrants cancelled $3.50
BY commissions .-.-.----.-..- - 16.4S
BY balance --.-.--.--.....---- $50 .93- $l02G9l
Respectfully submitted,
CHAS. f. HEUCK, JR.,
Approved, City Treasurer.
W. H. SEAvEY,
J. H. WILLouGABY, Fin. Com.
&. SCHNORRENBERG,
BECKER's OFFICIAL DIVISION MAP.
The application of Mrs. M E. Becker
and others, the owners in fee simple of
certain lands within the corporate linn
its of the City of Brookhaven and out
side of the said city limits and to be in
cluded therein and more fully and par
ticularly described and plotted in a
plan, plot or map of said territory here
in sought to be subdivided and includ-
ed in said city together with a map of
such subdivisions, having been submit
ted to the Mayor and Board of Alder
men of the City of Brookhaven, Miss
and the same having been carefully ex-
amined by said Mayor and Board of
Aldermen in accordance with the law
whereupon,
Be it hereby ordained by the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen of the City OF
Brookhaven, Miss, that the said appli
cation is granted and the plot or map
of land of said subdivision embraced
and included therein and thereon is
hereby fully approved and said appli
cants are herenow allowed to file the
same for record in the record of deeds
in and for Lincoln county, Miss, said
map or plot as approved shall be desig
mated as the Becker Official Subdivis
ion Map of the City of Brookhaven
Miss.-Ayes, Schnorrenberg, Seavey
and WlllOughDy; nays, none-Alder
men Moreton and Abrams absent and
not voting.
LEVY OF TAXES.
1t is hereby ordered by the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen of the City OF
Brookhaven, Miss,
That tax of two and half (2la
mills on the dollar be levied on all the
taxable real and personal property as
sessed within the corporate limits OF
the City of Brookhaven, Miss, for the
year 1899 as a revenue tax for general
purposes, and tax of three-quarters
tap of mill on the dollar he likewise
levied on the same property for the
year 1899 as interest tax, to pay inter
est ON school house bonds. Also ta>
of three mills on the dollar be levied
on same property for the year 1899 as
interest tax, to pay the interest on wa
ter works and electric light bonds
and tax of two and three-quarter t2s4
mills ON the dollar be likewise levied
on the same property for the year 189!
as teachers tax,-and a tax of two q
mills on the dollar be levied on same
property for the year 1889 as genera
improvement tax.
Also tax of one a. mill on the dol