The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-07-10
THE CITY COUNCIL.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF REGULAR
JULY MEETING.

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At this, regular meeting of
the Mayor and Board of Alder
men held this, the End day of Ju-
| ly at s o'clock p. M, there we're
present the following: Mayor
.Lanier. Clerk Hamilton, Alder
men Jones, Abrams, Wentworth,
Hartman and the newly elected
alderman, l.. III. Baggett.
| Minutes of last meeting were
read and adopted.
Salary. The salary of the va
rious officers and employees were
allowed and the mayor and clerk
were authorized to issue warrants
on the various funds in payment.
Revenue Fund. r. D. Lanier,
salary, as mayor for June, sos;
| G. Fl. Hamilton, as clerk, $35;
Doc Sartin, tax collector, $85; A.
Hurst, marshal, $65; j. B. Davis,
Epolice, $50; VIM. Meteer, police,
$50; r. F. Mccormick, police,
$50; G. Albertz, cemetery sexton,
$40; Masonic Lodge, rent of
rooms, $40; Cumberland T. & I.
Co.. rent of phone in mayors
Office, June, $2.75; Sam Abrams,
P. 2. Jones, F. H. Hartman, E.
H. Wentworth, for services
as aldermen for June, S. each, to-
tai, 500.
Power House Expense Fund. -
w. W. Newsom, salary as engi-
neer for June, $50; K. A. Davis,
engineer, $55; B. E. Spencer,
llneman, $45; d. Humble, fire.
man, $43.75; X. S. Purser, super
intendent, $125; Cumberland I.
& I. Co., rent of phone at Power
House, $2.75; DR.. Daughtry. pre-
MUM on $4,000 insurance on
Power House, $410.55.
Street Expense Fund. j. M.
Magee, salary as street commits
sioner for June, $50; Geo. Wash
lngton, garbage remover, $35.
| School Expense Fund. Edgar
Green, salary as superintendent
of education, $8.
The newly elected alderman
for the third ward, l.. Fl. Bag
gett, elected for the balance of the
term of Office as shown by the re-
turns of the election commission
ers, appointed by this board for
the holding of special election,
for the purpose of electing an al
derman for the 3rd ward On June
25, 1907, presented himself and
qualified and took the oath of
Office.
Payment of Insurance Premi-
um.-On motion, the account of
DIR. Daughtry for premium on in
surance policies, on power house
and machinery, written by him,
was allowed, with the understand
ing that when all work is complet-
ed at power house and when the
re-rating is made the difference
will be refunded.
|. Bids for Extension of Water
Mains. On motion the time for
opening the bids for the extern
sion, was extended until July 5th
at 4 O'Clock p. NJ. Hartman,
Jones, Baggett and Abrams vot-
ing aye; Wentworth, nay.
Lease of Colored School. On
motion the lease for the colored
school building was accepted as
amended and the mayor and clerk
authorized to sign same for the
city.
Street Crossing. On motion,
the street committee was authoriz-
ed to have a concrete crossing put
down across Monticello street
from the Central Bank. to T. H.
Perkins store, same to be award
ed to the lowest and best bidder.
/ Washington s u BID vision. ~
lGeo. Washington, Jr., appeared
before the board in behalf Of him.
lself and submitted map or plat
for certain parcel of land in the
city Of Brookhaven, and asked
that the said map or plat be ac-
cepted by the board as the official
subdivision map or plat OF said
land and that the said streets as
shown on map, be accepted by the
board as dedicated to public use as
streets. The board, having ex-
amined the map or plat and the
abstracts of titles filed herewith,
and being satisfied that the same
is correct in every particular and
that the title is in the name of
said Geo. Washington. And, on
, motion. the said map or plat was
accepted as the official sub-divi-
sion map of said land and the
Istreets marked thereon, accepted
as dedicated to public use.
Raise Of Salary. r. "a. Davis,
day engineer, and B. E. Spencer
! lineman, appeared before the
board and asked for an increase oi
salary; said Davis asked for .
4 raise of $40 and said Spencer the
same raise, and, on motion, said
K. A. Davis was granted an in.
: crease from $55 to $65 and said B.
] E. Spencer from $45 to $55, same
to be in force from July 1, 1907
the said parties not to ask for an
j other raise this year.
Sale of Old Boilers. The clerl
submitted his report on the salt
of the old boilers, as follows:
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