The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-10-15
CITY COUNCIL.
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PERSONAL AND REALTY ASSESSMENT FO
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city clerk of this board, as the
charter directs and by an order
of this board, were presented,
showing the valuation of the tax
able real property within the cor
porate limits of Brookhaven,
Miss, to be 1902, 1856, and the ag-
gregate valuation of the taxable
personally within the same limits
to be $713, 587, and the assessment
of railroads, etc., made and rem
dered by the railroad commission
err of Mississippi, that is within
said corporate limits to be $33, 1874,
making total 81, 400, 256, being an
increase of $204, 639.75 over the
assessment of 1901. Also showing
the assessment for school purposes
on real and personal property
within the separate school district
and adjoining the corporate limits
of Brookhaven to be $20,665.
And the assessment made by the
State Revenue Agent Writ Ad-
ans, and approved by the board
of Supervisors of Lincoln county
on Indebtedness due by tax
payers of Brookhaven, Miss, as
back taxes on Indebtedness due
for the years 1886, 1889 to 1899,
both inclusive, being the valua-
ton of $126, 797. Said assessment
rolls having been exmained, were
by the board received and adopt
ed and ordered filed in the may
or's Office by the clerk. Ayes,
Schnorrenberg, Scherck, Willough-
by and Seavey; nays, none; More
ton absent.
LEVY OF TAXES.
1t is ordered by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the city of
Brookhaven, Miss, That a tax
of 215 mills on the dollar be levied
on all taxable real and personal
property assessed within the cor
porate limits of the city of Brook
haven, Miss. for the year 1902 as
a revenue tax for general purposes
and tax of IL mills on the dol
lar be likewise levied on prop
erty for the year 1902, as interest
tax to pay interest on the school
house bonds, also a tax of 2T mills
on the dollar be levied likewise
on same property for the year
1902 as interest tax, to pay the
interest on the water works and
electric light bonds. And tax
of "a mills on the dollar be lev
led on the same property for the
year 1902 as teachers tax. And
a tax of 21a mills on the dollar
be levied on the same property
for the year 1902 as a general i'm
provement tax. Also tax of p
mill on the dollar be levied
on the same property for the year
1902 as a school expense tax,
to pay for fuel and necessary re-
pairs and expenses of the public
school. And tax of u mill on
the dollar be levied on the same
property for the year 1902 as a
water and light bond sinking fund
to pay the water and light bonds
as they mature.
/. The city collector is hereby in
structed to at once prepare his
tax receipts for the year 1902,
and to begin the collection of all
taxes at, once. Ayes, Schnorren-
berg, Scherck, Willoughby and
Seavey; nays, none; Moreton alb
sent and not voting.
RESIGNATION OF T. c. CRAWFORD.
To the Honorable Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the city
of Brookhaven, Miss:
Gentlemen:-F reasons per-
sonal to myself l hereby tender
my resignation as street commits
sioner of the city of Brookhaven
to take effect at once.
Respectfully submitted,
T. G. CRAWFORD,
Street Commissioner.
On motion, be it ordained that
the resignation. of I. G. Craw-
ford be accepted and that the
street commissioners contract
now in force be rescinded and an
nulled, and that the salary for
street commissioner and garbage
cleaning be $50 per month.
On motion, Mr.. Aaron Hurst
was elected street commissioner
and garbage cleaner.
The petition of Eli Kits and
others for water and lights on
Washington street was read, filed
and referred to the water and light
committee.
FISCAL AGENTS REPORT.
The Commercial Bank, as fiscal
agents, made their annual report,
which was filed and approved.
The Bank of Brookhaven, as ifs
cal agents, made their annual re-
port, which was filed and APP
proved.
There being no further bust
ness the board adjourned.
j. B. DAUGHTRY,
Mayor.
w. H. SEAVEY, Clerk.
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