The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-05-15
CITY COUNCIL.
Adjourned Meeting, May 9th, 1900.

AuQOuThcu E"cephE' Ns"s O'"' hVoV'
Pursuant to adjournment, the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen of the city OF
Brookhaven, Miss, met at the Mayors
office in said city on May 9, 1901, at
7:N o'clock p. n.
Present, His Honor ]. B. Daughtry,
r rsnft; ~ WihoSghby sad seavey; a.
sent, Alderman Scherck.
ADOPTION OF PLANS FOR ENLARGING THE
PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDING.
The plans and specifications for the
enlargement and remodeling of the
Public school Building of Brookhayen,
N Miss; sub%itta ~ Rsy mIns \ Co. o.;
the Board. It is hereby ordered by
the May or and Board Of Aldermen Of
tie city Of Brookhaven, Miss, that
they be accepted, flsd and adopted.
ENLARGEMENT OF PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILD
On motion duly seconded, Be it or
daiped bs the Mayor and Board of AL
dermep Of the city of Brookhaven,
Miss. That for the purpose Of raising
money for the enlargement, remodel
ing, repairing, furnishing and equip
ping the public school building, stu:
ate on Lots l, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7and 8, and
e1a of Lots 9 and Is in Block 20" in
the city of Brookhaven, Miss, as
owned by said city, the Board of Mayor
and Aldermen Of the city Of Brook a-
ven, Miss, shall on the Tst Tuesday ip
June, nest, being the 9TH day at said
month, in the year 1901, the same be-
ing a regular meeting of the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen of the city of
Brookhaven, issue the bonds of said
city to an amount not exceeding Fiji
teen Thousand Dollars lsl5,0OOl which
said bonds shall mature not later than
twenty years from the day Of their is
suance, and shall bear interest at a
rate not exceeding seven per cent per
annum, payable 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
lithographed WITH suitable devices to
prevent counteffeiting, and shall be in
sums of 500 to $500 each and they
shall be registered as issued, be num-
bered in a regular series from one up
wards. They shall be signed by the
Mayor and countersigned by the clerk,
who shall impress the municipal seal
on each bond as it is issued and the
total amount authorized to be issued,
and each shall be made payable to a
person by name the purchaser fol-
lowed by the words TOR bearer"
Be 1t further ordained by the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen of the city of
Brookhaven, Miss, that said bonds
may at the date or after their issuance
be sold by the Mayor and Board of AL
dermen of the city of Brookhaven,
Miss, either at private or public SALE
They shall be sold for the highest cash
price obtainable; provided, however,
that none of said bonds shall be sold
at less than it's face value.
BE it further ordained by the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen of the city of
Brookhaven, Miss, that this Board
shall publish notice of the proposal to
issue the above bonds in The LEADER,
a public newspaper printed and pub
lished and having general oircula-
ton in the city of Brookhaven, by pub
fishing notice thereof in said LEADER,
which said notice shall be published in
said newspaper for three weeks next
preceding the proposed day of issu-
ance Of said bonds, towit: June 4tb,
A. ID. 1901.
The foregoing ordinance being first
reduced to writing, was read by the
clerk in open Board and considered
section by section and a vote taken
thereon which resulted as follows:
Ayes, Moreton, Schnorrenberg, Will
loughby and Seavey; nays, none; AL
derman Scherck being absent and not
voting.
MENT OF PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDING.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the city of
Brookhaven, Miss, that sealed bids be
received by the Mayor and Board of
Aldermen of the city of Brookhayen.
Miss, up to and including June 4. 1901
at IL O'CLOCK m, being the first Tues
day in June il said year, f6e enlarge
Ing, repairing, remodelipg, eauipping
and furnishing the school building as
situate on Lots !, 2, 3, 4, 5, q, and 8.
and e. Lots and 10, In Block so" In
the city OF Brookhaven, Miss, accord
Ing to plans and specifications now on
ME In the Mayors Office In said CITY.
Inc Board hereby reserving the
right to reject any and all bids. Each
DID must be accompanied by a
certified check of not less than 3 per
cent. OF the amount of the bid. paya-
pie to the city Of Brookhaven, and no
Did shall be considered, accepted or
entertained unless it is accompanied
oy such check, which sum shall be for
feited to the city of Brookhayen in
case Of failure of any contractor TO
sign and execute contract and bond
Tor the faithful performances of the
work according to plans and specifica-
lions within ten days Of the notice Of
acceptance OF the bid by said city,