The leader., 1903-02-18


sued on the city treasurer for said
several accounts, towit:
G. A. Kerl, coal for Mayors
office, $4.5O.
G. A. Kerl, coal for public
school, $200.52.
j. ID. Gull, work on line, $33.-
Is; rent store room, S.; expense
to New Orleans, $6; drayage, S.;
total, $49.75.
Newman Spranley Co., Ltd,
repairing armature, $27.45.
General Electric Co., articles
for power house, $54.60.
General Electric Co., one sta
tionary shunt, $25.
General Electric Co., rent trans
mitter turning tool, $18.17.
R. G. Applewhite, wood for
mayors Office, $1.50.
VIM. Lambright, wood for pub
lie school, 81.
S. P. Oliver, bal. due for reg
istering voters, SIS.
r. D. Lanier, rent mayors
Office, JAM, S..
G. B. Perkins, articles for pub
lie school, $3.50; for street, 80;
for Office, LIS; total, $4.95.
Jos. Connolly & Son, work on
engine, drayage on babbitt,
5000.
The Casey & Hedge Mfg. Co.,
II rear arch bars and drayage,
$14.05.
c. Larsen, labor, etc., at power
house, $14.65.
Cumberland Tel. & Tel. Co.,
rent of phones for mayors Office,
$2.75; public school, $1.65; power
house, $3.05; total, $7.45.
Times, stationery for public
school, SIS.
J. B. Daughtry, rent mayors
office, one-half of JAM, So. so.
Aaron Hurst, street conn.,, salary
JAN, $50.
On motion, be it ordained by
the Mayor and Board of Aldermen
of the city of Brookhaven, Miss,
That the compensation of the city
treasurer be and the same is here
by fixed at 2 per cent. commission
on all moneys of the city coming
into his hands. Ayes-Cassedy,
Seayey, Jones and McGrath; nays
none; Alderman Larsen absent
and not voting. -,
Payment of Water Works Inter-
est Fund Note.
On motion, be it ordained by
the Mayor and Board of Aldermen
of the City of Brookhaven, Miss,
That the note of the City of
Brookhaven, Miss, to the Bank
9t R}rq0khsTtsp faF tbs aqJ2 saHiR IF
lied by the Mayor and Board Of
Aldermen of the city on the 5th
ady of November, 1902, minute
book 3, page 276, be paid, and
that the same is hereby allowed,
and warrant ordered issued on the
city treasurer to pay the same, as
follows: Amount of note, $574.
40; interest to date, $11.4S; total
$595.9O.
On motion, be it ordered by
the Mayor and Board of Alder
men of the city Of Brookhaven,
Miss, That the matter of leasing
present wood yard from S. w.
| Hoskins for the purpose of stor-
ing fuel, ETC., for power house;
also the leasing of storage room
from Chas. Heuck, be and the
same is hereby referred to the
water and light committee.
It having been brought to the
attention of the board that slabs
and cord wood are being stolen
from the wood yard of the power
house; therefore be it ordered by
the board that the same be re-
ferred to the water and light COM
mittee for investigation.
Adoption Of the Meter System.
On motion, be it ordained by
the Mayor and Board of Alder
'nen of the city of Brookhayen,
Miss, That the meter system for
the electric light plant be and the
same is hereby adopted in so far
as practicable, and that commit
tee of the board consisting of
Messrs.. Cassidy, McGrath and
Seavey be and they are hereby ap-
pointed to draft said ordinance.
Ayes-Jones, McGrath and Cas-
sedy; nays-one; alderman Larsen
absent and not voting.
City Marshal's Salary.
On motion, be it ordered by
the Mayor and Board of Aldermen
of the city of Bfookhaven, Miss, !!
That the salary Of the city marshal
for the ensuing two years be and
the same is hereby affixed at $50
per month. Ayes Cassidy,
Jones, McGrath and Seayey: NAYS
none; Alderman Larsen absent
and not voting.
City Cemetery Sexton.
The matter of the election Of a.
city cemetery sexton coming be
fore the board, on motion, be it
ordered that Christ Albertz be and
he is hereby declared elected city
cemetery sexton for the ensuing
two years at a salary of $40 per
month. Ayes Cassedy, Jones,
Met Grath and SeaYey; nays hone;
Alderman Larsen absent and not
voting.
The proposal of the Pearl River
Lumber Co. to supply shavinos