The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-06-26

school building and that notice Of the
proposal to issue the bonds of said city
to an amount not exceeding Fifteen
Thousand Dollars for the purpose
aforesaid was duly published i'm THE
LEADER, a public newspaper, printed,
published aud having a general circu-
lation in the city of Brookhaven, Miss.
for more than three weeks prior to this
date, and that the necessary petition
of the adult taxpayers was duly fled
and an election ordered and held In
accordance with section 3016 of the
Chapter on Municipalities which re-
suited in favor of the issuance of said
bonds in accordance with section 3Ol4
Of the Annotated Code as hereinbefore
set forth; Wherefore, Be it ordained
by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen
of the city of Brookhaven, Miss, that
for the purpose of raising money for
the enlargement, repairing, remodeling,
equipping and furnishing the public
school building as situate on Lots /, 2,
3, 4, D, 8, Z, 8, & e1a of Lots 9 and Is, in
Block q in the city of Brookhaven,
Miss, that the bonds of the municipal
ity in the sum of Thirteen Thousand
Five Hundred ts13,500) Dollars be and
the same are herenow ordered to be is
sued, which bonds shall mature not
later than Twenty Years from the date
of their issuance and shall bear inter
est at a rate not exceeding ) per cent.
per annum, payable semi -annually and
such bonds or any part thereof shall
be payable after Five Years, from the
date of their issuance at the option of
the said city. All of said bonds shall
be Autographed with suitable devices
to prevent counterfeiting and shall be
in sums of $500 each ond they shall be
registered as issued, be numbered in a
regular series from one upwards. They
shall be signed by the Mayor and coun-
tersigned by the Clerk, who shall i'm
press the Municipal Seal on each bond
as it is issued, and every such bond
shall specify on it's face the purpose
for which it is issued and the total
amount authorized to be issued and
each shall be made payable to a person
by name, the purchaser, and the pur-
chaser's name followed by the words
"or bearer"
Be it further ordained by the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen of the City of
Brookhaven, that the Clerk of this
Board be and he is hereby ordered to
proceed at once and have the bonds
aforesaid properly Autographed and
prepared in accordance with this ordi-
nance. He shall advertise for sealed
bids for the sale of said bonds to be
filed with the Mayor or City Clerk on
or before the End day of July, A. ID.
1901, the same being at a regular meet
ing of the Mayor and Board of Alder
men of the city of Brookhaven, to be
held at the Mayors Office in said city,
the time and place fixed by law and
order of this Board for the sale of said
bonds. All of said bonds shall be sold
at the first regular meeting in July,
1901; the same being Tuesday, the End
day of said month, and may be sold
either at public or private sale; pro-
vided, however, that none of said bonds
shall be sold for less than par value.
payable emi-annually and the coupons
shall bear date of January 1st and July
LIST of each year. Said bonds and the
in New York City.
Be it further ordained by the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen of the City of
Brookhaven, Miss, that the CONNER
cial Bank, of Brookhaven, Miss, is
hereby appointed Fiscal Agent of said
city, where the proceeds of the sale of
the said bonds, ordered to be sold on
the End day of July, A. d. 1901, shall be
deposited, which money, when so de-
posted, shall be by it disbursed on the
order of the Mayor and Board of AL
dermen of the city of Brookhaven, on
the condition that it shall not receive
any pay or commission whatever for
the safe-keeping of said money or its
disbursement as aforesaid.
Be it further ordained by the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen os the City of
Brookhaven, Miss, that the considera-
ton of the sealed bids advertised for
by this Board for the enlargement, re-
pairing, ..remodeling ,equipping and fur
nishing of the public school building
on Block Q to be filed at this meeting
of the Board be and the same is de-
ferred until Monday, the 18th day of
June, A. d. 1901, at 1880 o'clock p. m,
at which time the same shall be con-
sidered and the contract awarded in
accordance with a previous order of
this Board and the published notice
thereof in TEE LEADER, the official
journal of the city of Brookhaven.
In the matter of the petition of Lyman
Zwirn and 101 other citizens and
taxpayers, praying for the passage
of an ordinance declaring any strucJ-
ure, unless built of brick or stone,
used or to be used for the purpose
of manufacturing any combustible
material, within two hundred feet of
any residence in the residence por-
ton of the city, and to prohibit the
placing therein of any motive power
run by steam or other agency pro-
duced by fire to be nuisance.
This cause coming on to be heard on
the petition of Hyman Zwirn and l0l
other taxpayers and citizens of Brook
haven praying for the adoption of an
ordinance as stated in the caption, and
the Board having considered the same,
after hearing argument of counsel
pro and con, doth order that the prayer
of petitioners be not granted.
On motion the Board adjourned I'M
til Monday, June II, 1901, at 7:30
o'clock p. m.
j. B. DAUGHTRY, Mayor.
w. H. SEAvEY, Clerk.
proceedinDs of Adj iourned Meetiup Held