The leader., 1901-10-09
CITY COUNCIL.


from the respective rolls of Lincoln
county, Miss, by the city clerk of
this Board, as the charter directs, and
by an order of this Board adopted at
its September meeting (regular. of
1901, were presented, showed the val
uatiOn of taxable real estate property
within the corporate limits OF Brook
haven, Miss, to be S575,jOO, and the
aggregate valuation of the taxable per
sonal property within same limits to
be 1902, 5000 and the assessment of rail
roads. etc, made and rendered by the
Railroad Commissioners, that is,
within said corporate limits, to be
2G,2G6, making total of Sl,2Oi ,6l6.25,
being an increase Of CSC, 293 - over the
assessment of 1900. Said assessment
rolls having been examined were. by
the Board received, adopted and or
dered to be filed. Ayes, Schnorren-
berg, MoretOn, Scherck and Seavey:
nays, none; Willoughby, absent and
not voting
LEVY OF TAXES.
1t is hereby ordered 10y the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen of the City of
Brookhaven, Miss, that tax of %
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 1901, as revenue tax for general
purposes, and a tax of ] mills on the
dollar be likewise levied on the same
property for the year 1901 as interest
tax to pay interest on the schoolhouse
bonds; also tax of 2i2 mills on the
| dollar be levied on the same property
for the year 1901, as interest tax, to
pay the interest on the water works
and electric light bonds: and tax of
pa mills on the dollar be likewise
levied on the same property for the
year 1901 as a teachers tax. and tax
of 81 mills on the dollar be levied on
same property for the year 1901 as a
general improvement tax; also a tax of
,, of mill on the dollar be levied on
same property for the year 1901, as Il
school expense tax, to pay for fuel
and necessary repairs and expenses of
the public schools.
The city tax collector is hereby in
structed to at once prepare his tax
receipts for the year 1901, and to be
gin the collection of taxes at once
Ayes, Scherck, Moreton, Schnorren-
berg and Seavey; nays, none: Viii
loughby, absent and not voting.
SIDEWALK PETITION.
The petition of f. f. Everett, Miss
Eunice Anding and others, in regard
to constructing sidewalks ouChickaSaw
street, abutting on Becker's Sub divis-
ion was received, read and filed.
On motion, be it ordered that the
property owners along said street from
Chas. Ii. Hamilton's residence running
west to corporation line be officially
notified to construct sidewalks in ac-
cordance with ordinances of this city.
RESIGNATION OF ". II. SEAvEY, COLLECTOR
OF PRIVILEGE LICENSE.
The resignation of City Clerk, w.
II. Seavey, as collector of privilege
taxes, was received and accepted by
the Board.
The name of City Tax Collector f.
Mccormick was placed in nominal ion
as Privilege Tax Collector for the en-
suing term ending on the first Mon
day of January, 1908; whereupon h.
Mccormick was unanimously elected,
and to receive the same fees and be
guided by and enforce the privilege
tax ordinances heretofore adopted by
this Board.
On motion the Board adjourned
until Wednesday, October 8, 1901, at
$50 o'clock, p. N.
j. B. DAUGHTRY, Mayor.
w. Ii SEAvEY, Clerk.
Mrs Lott, of Crystal Springs, was
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