The leader., 1901-06-12


This cause coming on to be heard on
the petition of f. II. Hartman and 1Ol
others, purporting to be twenty per
centum of the adult taxpayers of the
city of Brookhaven, protesting against
the issuance of an amount not exceed
ing $4,000 of the bonds of the
City of Brookhaven for the purpose of
raising money for the enlargement, re-
pairing, remodeling, furnishing and
equipping the Public School Building
of Brookhaven as situate on Lots l, 2,
3, 4, D, 6, and s, and e1s of Lots 8 and
l6 in Block 80" in said city, unless au-
thorized by majority of the electors
of the municipality of Brookhaven,
voting in an election to be ordered for
fShat purpose, and the same being CON
sidered by the Mayor and Board of AL
dermen of the city of Brookhaven, the
prayer of the petitioners is hereby
granted.
Wherefore, Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the
city of Brookhaven, Miss, That an
election be and the same is ordered to
be held by the qualified electors of the
city of Brookhaven, Miss, on Tuesday,
the 1lth day of June, A. ID. 1901, on the
question of the issuance by the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen of the city of
Brookhaven, Miss, of an amount not
exceeding Fifteen Thousand Dollars
for the purpose of raising money for
the enlargement, repairing, remodel
ing, furnishing and equipping the pub
lie school building as situate on Lots
l, 2 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and s, and e1s of Lots 9
and 16 in Block 30" in the city of
Brookhaven in accordance with Sec
tion 3Ol6 of the Chapter on Municipal
tiles of the Annotated Code of Missis-
sippi of 1892, and to that end Thos. H.
Lewis, Jesse NJ. Smith and F. F.
Schnorrenberg are hereby appointed
election commissioners of the city of
Brookhaven, who shall conduct said
election in accordance with Section
1892 of the Chapter on Municipalities
and Sections 1854 ct. seq. of the Code
of Mississippi of 1892. II. H. Lewis,
one of the three election commission
ers heretofore appointed is designated
to have printed and distributed the
"official ballots" and who shall per-
form all the duties in respect to such
election according to law.
The City Marshal of Brookhaven shall
perform the duties required of him in
said election as defined by Sections
1923 and 3647 of the Code.
The Mayor of Brookhaven is ordered
to issue an election proclamation to be
published in The LEADER, a newspaper
printed, published and having a gener-
al circulation in the city of Brook
haven.
Be it further ordained by the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen of the city of
Brookhaven, Miss, That action on the
sealed bids advertised for by this
Board to be filed in the Mayors office
up to and including II o'clock m. on
Tuesday, the 4th day of June, 1901, be
deferred until Tuesday, the 11th day
of June, 1901, at o'clock p. M, the
same being the time fixed by the Board
for canvassing, submitting and consid-
ering said bids and the returns of the
election and the issuance of the bonds
aforesaid, in accordance with the ordi-
nauces of this Board heretofore pass
ed, if authorized by majority of the
qualified electors of the city Of Brook
haven, Miss, that because of the pub
lie necessity for more school accom-
modations and the Importance of the
foregoing ordinances and orders as
passed by the Board that the same be
in full force at once upon the approval
thereof by the Board of Mayor and AL.
dermen of the city of Brookhaven.
CITY TREAsURER's REPORT FOR JUNE
1901.
Chas. F. Heuck, City Treasurer, pre-,
sented his monthly report for May
1901. which was carefully examined
and approved by the finance commit
tee and carefully examined by the
Board. The cancelled warrants and
1.-THE stubs were marked Cancelled,