The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-03-14

Said order was reduced to writing,
read by the clerk and vote taken
thereon, which resulted as follows
Ayes, Schorrenberg, Abrams, Willough-
by and Seavey; Moreton absent and
not voting
Re-establishing, defining and marking
the true corporation line of the city
of Brookhaven.
Whereas, some doubt having arisen
as to the correct boundary lines of the
city of Brookhaven under the laws of
the State of Mississippi, changing the
boundary lines thereof approved Feb
ruary 9th, A. ID. 1886; and whereas, it
is deemed necessary to re-survey, re-
establish, define and work the true
boundary lines of the said city in ac-
cordance with said act, in order to en-
able the assessor to assess the real,
personal and mixed property within
the corporate limits of the city of
Brookhaven; Therefore,
l. Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the city of
Brookhaven, That Geo c. Hoskins,
civil engineer, be and he hereby is
elected and employed to resurvey, re-
establish, define and mark with suit
able and permanent iron posts at all
corners, that is to say: At the North
east corner, Northwest corner, South
east corner and Southwest corner and
at or near each and every public road
or street crossing within the corporate
! limits where said line crosses such
public roads or streets.
,. Be it further ordained by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the
city of Brookhaven, That the survey
hereinbefore provided for shall be
made according to the land lines as
fixed and regulated by the government
survey of the United States, aud the
corporate limits of the city of Brook
haven, as heretofore, shall be as fol
lows: Commencing in the centre of
the main track of the Illinois Central
Railroad at point one half mile
northward of the centre of the freight
depot in said city, thence eastward at
right angles to said Railroad one half
mile, thence southwark, parallel
to said Railroad one mile, thence
westward at right angles to said
railroad one mile, thence north
ward and parallel to said railroad one
mile, thence eastward one half mile to
starting point; thus restoring the area
to one square mile, its original lines
under its former charter aud per its
official map.
3. Be it further ordained by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the
city of Brookhaven, that said Civil En-
gineer shall designate and place on all
'subdivisiOn maps" of the city of
Brookhaven where said line touches
the subdivision now on file in the
Mayors office of said city and in the
office of the Clerk of the Chancery
Court of Lincoln county, Mississippi,
the true corporate line.
4. Be it further ordained by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the
city of Brookhaven, That the said civil
engineer, Geo. c. Hoskins, Esq, shall
be allowed the sum of Eighty five Dol
lars for the services hereinbefore pro
vided for in sections, |, >, and 3 of this
ordinance after the survey is properly
made, and the lines duly entered on
said subdivision maps, when approved
by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen
of said city at a regular or called meet
ing thereof
The foregoing ordinance having been
| first reduced to writing and read in
open Board by the Clerk and vote
taken thereon resulted as follows:
Ayes, Willoughby, Abrams, Seavey and
Schnorrenberg; Alderman Moreton alb
sent and not voting.
PAYMENT OF NOTE TO MISS MARY STORM.
1t is ordered by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the city of
Brookhaven, That warrant issue on
the city treasurer in favor of Miss
Mary Storm for the sum of S79092, be-
ing in full of principal and interest for
money borrowed of her on Oct. 10th,
1899, in accordance with a aresolution of
this board on minute book No ,, page
}55, of the city of Brookhaven, which
warrant shall be signed by the Mayor
and countersigned by the city clerk.
CITY OF BRooKHAvEN VS.. LUN BAKER.
In this matter, because of the ex-
treme youth of the defendant and 9th
er eXtenuating circumstances being
shown, it is ordered by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the city of
BroOkhaven, that the sentence of i'm
prisonment of 30 days imposed by Hon.
j. H. Willoughby, Mayor pro TEN, for
assault and battery, be and the same is
herenow remitted and the said Lun
Baker is discharged from custody up
on the payment of the fine and costs.
This order is directed to be entered on
the Mayors docket in the judgment of
said cause.
ELECTRIC LIGHTS IN MASONIC TEMPLE.
On motion, Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the
city of Brookhaven, Miss, That the
rates for electric lights in the Masonic
Temple be charged to conform to the
regular rates for business houses.
NIGHT POLICE FoRsYTHE's SALARY.
The petition of John McGrath 4
Sons, L. Cohn & Bros. and 30 others
recommending that the salary of night
policeman |. Forsythe be increased sic
per month, received, read and filed.