The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-06-13


and Board of Aldermen of the city of
Brookhaven, Mississippi, that each
bond shall be signed by the Mayor and
countersigned by the Clerk of the
Board, who shall impress the Munici-
pal Seal on each bond as it is issued.
and every such bond shall specify onits
face the purposes for which it is issued.
and the total amount authorized to
be issued i'll addition to the $1,000 here
tofore issued, which additional issue is
Ten Thousand Dollars $4,000 and
each bond shall be made payable to d
person by name, the purchaser, AN |
the purchasers name shall he followed
by the words "or bearer"
The vote being taken by yeas and
nays resulted as follows: Ayes.
Schnorrenberg, Abrams. Moreton, Viii
loughby and Seavey; Nays, none.
Be it further ordained by the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen Of the city of
Brookhaven. Mississippi, that the
foregoing ordinances be published III
accordance with section 3OO6 of the An
notated Code of Mississippi of 1892
Ayes, Moreton, Schnorrenberg, Alb
rams, Willoughby and Seavey; Nays,
none.
reduced to writing and read and con
sidered by the Board section by sec
ton, at "a public meeting of the Mayor
and board of Aldermen of the city of
Brookhaven and the vote on the final
passage was taken as above recorded.
Because of the Importance of the
foregoing ordinances. Be it ordained
by the Mayor and Board OF Aldermen
- no ~ ~ RrnnE havnn MiSSiSSint,i
that they shall take effect Immediately
Ayes, Schnorrenberg, Abrams, Will
loughby, Moreton and Seavey; Nayes,
none.
PRINTING ADDITIONAL ISSUE OF BONDS.
On motion. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the
city of Brookhaven, Mississippi, that
w H. Seavey. City Clerk, be and he is
hereby instructed to have printed and
Autographed the Ten Thousand Dol
lars of the city bonds for the enlarge
ment and extension of the system of
WaterworkS and Electric Lights of
the city of Brookhaven, issued of this
date, to-wit. June 9TH. \. ID. 1900, and
report to this Board his action in the
premises Immediately upon his recep
ton of said Autographed bonds.
BIDS FOR wATERwORKS BONDS.
Pursuant to the ordinances of the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen OF the
city of Brookhaven. Mississippi, au
thoriZing the sale of the bonds of the
city for Ten Thousand Dollars for en-
larging and extending the system o
Waterworks and Electric Light Plan
either at public or private sale, there
appeared Sherman x Davis, Bankers
the Commercial Bank, Mr.. Julius
Bowsky, of New Orleans, La. K. Y
Montague 4 Co., Kansas City, Mo
Duke NJ. Farson. Chicago, ILL.,, befor
the Mayor and Board of Aldermen O
the city of Brookhaven, when the seal
ed bids were opened in open boarC
read and tabulated by the Clerk, whel
Mr.. julius Bowsky, of New Orleans
La. was declared the highest and hes
bidder for said Ten Thousand Dol
lars of the city of Brookhaven bonds
at and for the sum of Ten THOUSAND
and Ninety Dollars, with accrued III
terest from the date of their ISSUANCE
to-wit. June 9TH, 1900, to the time o
delivery, and thereupon said bonds
we're sold to him at and for his sale
hid and he then and there declared thu
purchaser thereof.
1t is therefore ordered by the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen of the city OF
Brookhaven, Mississippi, that the Com
mercial Bank of Brookhaven, Missis
sippi, the fiscal agent of the said city
is here now directed to turn over and
deliver to the said julius Bowsky, OF
New Orleans, La, the said Ten 1hous-
and Dollars in bonds upon the pay.
ment therefor of Ten Thousand and
Ninety Dollars in cash to it, with the
accrued interest thereon from the said
mentioned date of their issuance,
which sum was more than any one
else offered or bid, and which was the
highest possible price for which they
could be sold. NV,
AYES. Schnorrenberg. Seavey, Will