The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-11-19

Approved:
w. H. SEAVEY,
j. I'll. WILLOUGHBY,
CHAS. SCHNORRENBERG,
Finance Committee.
Collections for Water and Lights.
City Tax Collector A. Hurst re-
ported collections for water and
lights for October, 1902, as fol-
lows:
Rent collected for lights -.,.-.,.$75o 90
water.----------- 45o OO-$19oo 90
Less commission, per cent? SO 90
TreaSurer's recept. 1854 90 1900 90
COLLECTIONS FOR STREET TAX.
Street tax from 40 persons at SO - $3.50 90
10 90
City treasurer's receipt. ITO 90
Respectfully submitted,
A. HURST,
Tax Collector.
Nov. /, 1902.
Supt. CulPs Monthly Report.
Supt. j. D. Gull made his month
ly report for October, 1902, of
oils and fuel on hand on October
81, 1902, and also report of wir-
ing houses and other work on
electric line and experimenting
work on water mains during Octo-
Der, 1902, also 3S4 cords of slabs
and III loads of shavings and 81
cords of wood used at power house
during October, 1902, which was
read, filed and approved by the
board.
Election Commissioners.
On motion, be it ordained by
the Mayor and Board of Alder
men of the city of Brookhaven,
Miss. That Thos. H. Lewis, z. P.
Jones and V. B. Watts, Jr., be
and are hereby appointed election
commissioners for the city of
Brookhaven, Miss, whose duties
are prescribed by the Annotat-
ed Code of Mississippi of 1902.
Be it further ordained by said
board, That there shall be but one
voting place in said Getty, and that
said commissioners are empower
ed and directed to act as manag-
ers of the election for city off
GERS, to be held on the second
Tuesday (being the 9th day. of
December, A. ID. 1902, as pre-
scribed by the Annotated Code
of 1902, Of Mississippi.
Thos. FL. Lewis is the person
designated to have printed and
distributed the official ballots.
Ayes, Moreton, Willoughby,
Schnorrenberg Scherck and Sea
vey; nays, none.
An ordinance authorizing the de-
struction by fire, in open board,
of $4,000 water works and cleo
trio light bonds of the city of
Brookhaven, Miss, issued on
July 9th, 1897.
Be it ordained by the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen of the
city of Brookhaven, Miss, That
the $4,000 water works and cleo
trio light bonds of the city of
Brookhaven, issued on the 9th
day of July, A. D. 1897, from 1
to 80 inclusive, each for the sum
of $500, be and the same are here
now paid and cancelled, and that
all of said bonds are paid and can
celled save and except bond No. 1
for $500, which is ordered to be
filed and preserved for future ref
erence, be and they hereby are in
open board ordered to be destroy
ed by fire, which is herenow ac-
cordingly done.
Be it further ordained by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen
of the city of Brookhaven, Miss,
That His Honor, the Mayor, be
and he hereby is authorized to
borrow the sum of $574.42, with
which to pay off and discharge
the accrued interest on said S40,-
600 bonds from July 9Th, 1902,
up to October LIST, 1902, the date
of the issuance of the $4,000 re-
funding bonds, and that he exc
cute the note of the city of Brook
haven to the Bank of Brookhaven,
of Brookhaven, Mississippi, for
said sum due February list, 1903.
The foregoing ordinance being
first reduced to writing and read
by the clerk in open court and
vote taken thereon, which result
ed as follows: Ayes, Moreton,
Scherck, Schnorrenberg, Will
loughby and Seavey; nays, none.
An ordinance declaring the de-
post of $500 of Lambrecht Bros.
& Co. forfeited for breach of
contract.
Be it ordained by the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen of the
city. of Brookhaven, Mississippi,
That the deposit of the certified
check of $500 made by Lambrecht
Bros. & Co., of Cleveland, Ohio,
for the faithful performance of
their bid, be and the same is here
now declared forfeited and the
treasurer of the city of Brookha-
ven, to whom said certified check
for $500 is made payable, be and
he hereby is authorized and di
rected to have it cashed and col
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