The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-04-16
NEW CITY ORDINANCES

Adopted at the Regular April
Meeting, 1902.
Sale of Additional SchooIhouse Bonds.
In the matter of the sale of S3,5OO.0O of
the bonds Of the City of Brookhaven
for the purpose of repairing, enlarg
ing, remodelling, furnishing and
equipping the public school build
ing on Block Q. in the City of Brook
haven.
This cause coming on to be heard in
the matter of the sealed bids filed with
the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of
the City of Brookhaven, Miss, for the
sale of S3,500.00 of the bonds of said
city for the purpose of repairing, re-
modelling, enlarging and equipping
the public school building on Block Q.
in the City of Brookhaven, Mississippi,
said bids were opened in open board,
| read by the clerk and tabulated and it
appearing to the board that the Bank
OF Brookhaven, in the City of Brook
haven, is the highest and best bidder
therefor at par and accrued interest:
wherefore it is ordered by the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen of the City of
Brookhaven, Mississippi, that the
S3,3OO.00 of the bonds of the City of
Brookhaven issued by an ordinance of
the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of
the City of Brookhaven for the pur-
poses aforesaid be and the same are
this day sold to the said Bank of
Brookhaven, Mississippi, for and at
par and the accrued interest thereon,
being the face value of the said bonds
and the interest accrued thereon from
date of issuance up to and including
date of delivery. The Mayor and city
clerk are here now directed to deliver
said Bonds to the said Bank of Brook
haven upon payment of the said bid,
the proceeds thereof to be delivered to
the Fiscal Agent to be kept and dis
bursed, according to the orders and
allowances of the Mayor and Board of
Aldermen of the City of Brookhaven,
Miss
Sidewalks on East Cherokee Street.
In the matter of the petition of B. f.
Goza and others for the erection,
construction and maintenance of
sidewalks, by the abutting owners of
property on south side of East
Cherokee Street.
This cause coming on to be heard on
the petition of b. f. Goza and others
for the erection, construction and
maintenance of sidewalks by the
abutting owners of property on the
south side Of East Cherokee Street in
the City of Brookhaven, Miss, and the
and Board of Aldermen of the City of
Rpnnly hounn ~ &c hor h.,
ordained by the said Mayor and Board
ven, Mississippi, that all owners of
property abutting on the north and
south sides of said Cherokee Street be
and they are now required to construct,
erect and maintain suitable sidewalks
on both sides of said Cherokee Street
commencing at the southwest corner
of Block No. % on the north side and
northeast corner of Block No. 36 on
the south side eastwardly to the cor
poration line, which sidewalks shall
be not less than five feet wide and
of such grade as will be acceptable to
the Street Committee, free from steps
or jump offs. They shall be levelled
and graveled.
Be it further ordained by the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen of the City of
Brookhaven, Miss, that any property
owner on said Street from the said
point between the western ends of
Blocks % and 36 in said city who shall |
fail, neglect or refuse after twenty |
days notice by publication of this
ordinance to erect, construct and main |
tain suitable sidewalks on both sides
of said Street, as required by this |
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Street Committee, the same shall be |
erected and constructed by the City |
of Brookhaven under the direction of |
the Street Committee and a special |
assessment shall be levied on said |
property and collected by the City
Tax Collector as other taxes are col |
property owners shall have five days |
notice in accordance with section 3012 |
of the Annotated Code of Mississippi, |
of 1892, the provisions of which shall |
be strictly observed and enforced.
The foregoing ordinance having been
first reduced to writing, was read in |
open Board by the City Clerk and a
vote taken thereon, which resulted as |
follows: ayes, Moreton, Seavey, Will
loughby, Scherck and Schnorrenberg; |
nays, none.
Be it further ordained by the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen of the City of |
Brookhaven, that for cause the fore
going ordinance shall take effect and
be in force at once
RefuHding Waterworks Bonds.
An ordinance for refunding Forty
Thousand Dollars, of the bonds of the
City of Brookhaven, Miss, issued by
the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of
the City of Brookhaven in the State of
Mississippi on the sixth day of July, A.
d. 1897, maturing after five years from
date of their issuance at the option of |
the municipality, for the purpose of |
raising money for the establishment |
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