The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-11-07
MAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Synopsis Of Proceedings Cf Adjourned
and Regular Meeting.

The Mayor and Board of Alder
men met in adjourned session on
Nov. 2, 1903, with all members
present except Alderman McGrath
and Seavey.
The copy Of the assessment roll
submitted by the clerk from the
county personal assessment roll,
which embraces personal property
of persons within the corporate
limits of the city, was adopted.
An ordinance was adopted pro-
viding that the value of property
having been enhanced by improve
ments placed thereon, the valua-
ton of land as assessed fol tax
aticn in the city be changed and
increased as valued on the land as
sessment roll in red ink. Section
End provides that with the above
changes the land assessment made
from the county land assessment
roll for the fiscal year 1908 and
adopted by the city and the
changes made in said land assess
ment by the Board of Supervisors
of Lincoln county in 1908, and
made in the city assessment in
red ink be and the same is adopted
as the assessment of lands in the
city of Brookhaven for the fiscal
year 1903.
The assessment of railroad, ex-
press telegraph, telephone and
sleeping car companies furnished
by the clerk Of the railroad com
mission to the chancery clerk, was
adopted by the city.
The following increase in realty
assessments were made by the
board.
R. j. Boone Lots / and 2,
block F, from $400 to 81, 900.
Mrs. VI. V. Marshall-Lots Is
and Is, and fraction lots /, 2, 3
and 4, from $S00.to 81, $50.
G. B. Perkins - 200x335 feet
south side block II, from 5000 to
ISL, 800.
S. L. Smith Part lot "a, and
all Is and 26, Schwem subdi-
vision, valued at 81, 200.
Mrs. Lula Storm Lot Is,
Schwem subdivision, valued at
500.
D. Schwem-Lot known as Gin
Lot, less part to Corrine Van,
81, 200.
Proceedings of Regular Monthly Meeting
The Board met in regular
monthly session Tuesday evening,
November 8, 1908, all members
present except Alderman Nc
Grath.
The usual monthly salaries for
October were allowed as follows;
R. D. Lanier, mayor, S35; H.
Cassidy, clerk, $40; Stanley T.
Byrd, marshal, $50; w. N. Ma
teer, 1-3 month, night police,
[$16.67; Christ Alberts, cemetery
sexton, 500: Geo. Washington,
removing garbage, S21; Doc Sar-
tin, tax collector, SIS; s. F. Ma
gee, street commissioner, SIS; S.
E. Magee, sanitary inspector, $40;
J. H. Fewell, Supt. Power House,
S125; A. j. Owen, lineman, etc.,
$50; Ernest Cosnahan, $3.50; A.
j. Dunn, engineer, $50; Albert
Dunn, fireman, SIS; Ed. eagle.
fireman, 40; Grady Dunn, trim
mer, 4 days, SIS.
The communication of Attorney
Chas. Chrisman, as the represent
alive of undisclosed persons, re-
lative to purchase or lease of city
water and electric light plant, was
received and filed. 1t was further
ordered that Mr.. Chrisman be re-
quested to appear before the board
at its December meeting, with his
clients, when the matter will be
taken up by the board and duly
considered.
The report of the city tax col
lector for October collections
made the following showing:
Amount collected for light
rents, $786.79; amount collected
for water, 1886. So; collected for
wiring houses, $76.4O; collected
for rent of meters, 81; total reve-
nue. collected from water mad light
plant, $1,450.57. Collected for
street tax, $24.50. Grand total
for month, ST. ,475.07.
The city treasurer submitted his
report for month of October,
which was received, carefully ex-
amined and approved. The fig
ures of this report will be given
in our next issue.
An ordinance was adopted re-
quiring all light takers to use
meters after the lapse of 80 days
from the passage of the ordinance.
On motion, the salary of Ernest
/ Cosnahan, lineman, was fixed at
$45 per month, beginning Nov. !.
/ The city clerk was authorized
to sign a contract with the Stand
ard Oil Co., for oil to be used at
the Power House during the fiscal
year.
A considerable list of miscellan-
Gus accounts for Power House and
other items we're allowed, after
which the board adjourned.
1 Toward the latter part of the
proceedings Alderman Jones was
4 excused from further attendance
on account of illness.
Mayors Court.