The leader., 1901-07-10

unstinted zeal and undefatig.h,.
forts the petition for a severa..
tenn for the city of Brookhavsn :"
cured, presented to the Boa,a -
petition of F. II. Hartman. N s
Leary, II. Cassidy, VIM. Absba.aaA =.
l0s others, constituting the ,.. aua
and most influential taxpa,or.
Brookhaven, praying for TIE adon.;.
OF an ordinance for the establi.hr
and ownership by the city Of = IN ss
erage system. On motion. du,v ~
onded, said petition was received ,, ~.
by the clerk in open session. ana % .a
same being considered, it was ord.s
by the Mayor aud Board Of Aldsrm'
OF the city of Brookhaven. Miss -
obedience to the prayer of petition.,' u
that the city clerk be aud he is ha,sl
ordered and directed to have n oo
plete and perfect survey made q, AN
city by a competent civil en,;,..
with plans and specifications ot AZ
latest, best and most approved sam.
age system, to be submitted to n.
Board by the lst Tuesday in Anon.
A. ID. 1901, showing the cost of sno.
system, on the condition tba, snou
survey, plans and specifications sb,u
not cost the city more than Sovan
Hundred and Fifty Dollars.
The petition was on motion ordo..,
to be filed and spread upon the min
utes which is in words and fieurss g.,
lowing, to-wit:
To The Honorable Mayor and Board ., ,,..
men OF the City of Brookhaven, Miss.
Gentlemen-We, the undersi,noa
resident citizens, taxpayers and ouali
fled electors of the city of Brookbaven
Miss, humbly and most respectfullv
petition your honorable body TO tats
such action at the next regular meet
ing of the Mayor aud Board of Aldo,
men of the city of Brookhayen. Miss
as your good judgment and charact.r'
istic ability may dictate towards thu
establishment and ownership BY the
city of Sewerage System for Brook
haven.
We know that you are taxnaver.
yourselves and feel a keen interest in
all affairs promotive of the general
health of the municipality, which has
been fully and admirably demonstrat.
ed by you in your indefatigable ef.
forts in securing, against formidable
and respectable opposition, a system
of waterworks and electric lights plant
for our little city, that is unriyaled
(of its size in the entire Southland.
Your efforts have been crowned with
success. The opposition has disap.
peared in the misty past, nearly all Of
whom are among the most liberal sub.
scribers for both water and lights the
city affords.
We are advised that you have ample
power and authority under Chapter 90
of the Annotated Code of Mississippi
of 1892, with our cooperation and ap-
proval, to issue the necessary bonds
for the establishment and ownership
by the city of complete sewerage sys.
tenn, without the expense of an elec.
tion for that purpose. We are further
advised that you have power to exer-
else the right of eminent domain
within and without the corporate lin
it's of the city for the purpose of per-
fecting the drainage system in the en-
deavor to promote the health, comfort
and convenience of the inhabitants of
the municipality.
Therefore, we ask at your hands, in
the interest of humanity, in the inter
est of the public health and public
convenience, as we'll as from an abso-
lutely sanitary requirement, that you
adopt an ordinance granting the prayer
of petitioners as early as is practicable,
if not at your next regular meeting.
And as in duty bound petitioners will
ever pray