The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-09-14
THE CITY COUNCIL.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE REG.
ULAR SEPTEMBER TERM.
Routine DOings as Well as important
Business Regular and Adjourned
Meetings.

/ the Mayor and Board of Alder
linen of the city of Brookhaven,
.lheld in the Mayors Office this the
l3rd day of Sept. 1907, at 8 p. m.
there were present the following
| Mayor Lanier, Clerk Hamilton,
Aldermen Jones, Abrams, Hart,
imam and Wentworth.
| The minutes of last meeting
Ewere read and approved.
/ Salaries. The salaries of the
various officials and employees
were allowed and the mayor and
lclerk were directed to issue war.
rants from the various funds in
payment of same.
| il Revenue Fund. R. d. Lanier,
Mayor for August. $5: G. H.
Hamilton, clerk, $35; Doc Sartin.
tax collector, $S5; A. Hurst, mar
Iahall, $65; ]. B. Davis, police,
$50: VIM. Meter, same $50; r.
E. Mccormick, same less 4 days.
s43. 90; J. M. Smith. same for 4
days, $3.50; L. FL. Baggett, SER
vice as alderman, 81; Sam
Abrams, same, S.; E. H. Went.
worth, same, SIS; F. Fl. Hartman.
same, S.; z. u. Jones, same, ST.;
Masonic Lodge, rent of mayors
office, $40; Chris >Albertz. Gem
etary setxon, 500; Brookhaven
Bank & Trust Co., rent of Ii.
brary room, $40; j. II. Hoskins
city engineer, 500; Cumberland
7. & 7. Co., rent of phone, SO. Is:
Doc Sartin, cash paid for ice
books, ST..
Power House Expense Fund. :
W. W.. Newsom, engineer, S7734;
r. A. Davis, engineer, less s
days, S47.67; Sid Penn, lineman.
less 4 days, $50; Dempsy Humble.
fireman, less Z days, $40; Theo.
Edmunds, fireman, less 6 days.
1886: r. S. Purser, Supt.. $125;
| Willis Humble, fireman, less %
days $14; Cumberland T. & I.
&C.,, rent of phone at power
Ihouse, S2.75: Doc Sartin, cash
paid labor and freight, 1914. 80;
r. M, Nalty, part of contract Of
water mains, So, 900.
Street Expense Fund. j. M.
Magee, salary as street commits
sioner for August, $50; Geo.
Washington, garbage remover,
$35; Doc Sartin, cash paid labor
on street, $148. so.
! General Improvement Fund. =
doc Sartin, cash paid on work at
school, $3.50.
School Expense Fund. Edgar
Green, Supt. Education, $8.97.
Tax Collectors Report. Doc
Sartin, city tax collector submit
ted his report for the month oi
August; same was carefully exam
ined and approved by the Board
1t is as follows:
Brookhaven, Miss, Sept. 1, 1907
To the Mayor and Board OF Alder
men of the City inf Brookhaven.
Gentlemen:-I herewith submit
|my report as tax collector for the
month of August, as follows
Amount collected for lights.
$704.74; amount collected fol
water, S617.25; amount collected
for meter, $46.50; amount col
lncted for street tax, $42. Total
| $1410. .49.
Respectfully submitted,
DOC SARTIN, I. G.
City Printing. It appearing
to the board that the contract fol
the city printing has expired, anc
ON motion the clerk was directed
to ask for bids from the news
papers published in the city fol
publishing proceedings, ordinan.
ces, etc.; such bids to be submit
ted at the regular Oct. 1st, 1907
meeting of this board.
Bids for the Extension of Wa
ter Mains. Bids for the exten
sion of the water mains on Uniol
and Enterprise streets, ant
J Georgia Avenue were opened. r
M. Nalty bid $675; M. d. StaffleI
bid 1869. 35, (all pipe and fitting
to be furnished by the city,, ex
cept 5 hydrants. 1t appearing
that said M. d. Staffler being til,
j, lowest bidder, on motion said NJ
ID. Staffler was awarded the con
tract, pipe work to be completed
in four weeks, hydrants in 81
days. Said Staff1er is to Civ,
bond in the sum double tht
amount of his contract, all worl
, to be done according to plans ant
specifications.
: Work at School. On motion
tfe following committee, consist
J, ling Of Messrs. Jones and Went
worth were appointed to hay'
I work done at school building
(where damaged by Iightning)
and to have alteration made at col
ored school building.
Petition Against Sidewalk. :
On mutton the petition of P I
Byrne and others against side
walks on West court street was
, filed and taken under adyisement
Cow Catcher. On motion th.
/ clerk was instructed to ask fol
proposals for stock impounding
Proposals to be- handed to ths
Z Clerk for the October meeting
Iimpounder to have police powers
without pay, and said impoundel
Ito give bond in the sum of 500.
| Increase OF Salary. On motion