The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-04-06
THE CITY COUNCIL.
Official Proceedings Of the Regular
April Meeting.


/ April Meeting.
i At this, a regular meeting OF
the Mayor and Board of Aldermen
Iof the city of Brookhayen, held at
the Mayors Office this the 2nd
day of April, 1907, there we're
present: Mayor Lanier, Clerk
Hamilton, Aldermen Hartman,
Jones, Larsen, Abrams and Went
worth.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and adopted.
1 The following accounts we're al
lowed and warrants ordered to be
issued on the various funds to pay
same:
r. d. Lanier, mayor, sos; G.
II. Hamilton, clerk, $50; j. B.
Davis, marshal, $50; Doc Sartin,
tax collector, $S5; w. n. Meter,
| police, 1850; r. T. Mccormick.
| police, $50; Chris Albertz, ceme-
terry sexton, $50; Sam Abrams, T.
~. Jones, E. Fl. Wentworth, +.
H. Hartman, aldermen, 81 each;
Masonic Lodge, rent of hall, $40:
Cumberland Tel. Co., phone rent,
1876; j. M. Smith, salary as po-
lllce, 3 days. at $1.66 2-3, $5.
Power House Expense-R. S.
Purser. salary as supt. for March,
1926; w. w. Newsom, engineer,
$73. 10; B. Spencer, lineman,
$50. 80; I. Edmonds, fireman,
$3.50; Jack Thomas, fireman,
$11.25; d. Humble, fireman, SIS:
R. A. Davis, engineer, $55; Cum
berland Tel Co., phone rent,
l$2.75.
Street Expense j. M. Magee,
street commissioner, $50; Geo.
Washington, removing garbage,
$780,
| School Expense Edgar Green,
salary as supt. of edcuatlon for
March, $S.97; America Byrd, jan
itor at public school, $25; P. w.
Cameron, ianitor at colored
school, 5; Z. S. B. Hall, rent for
school, 500; Pilgrim Rest, K. OF
F., rent of hall, ST.
improvements at School The
school board of trustees appearing
before the board and asking for
some improvements, such as
whitewashing, curtains, etc., the
following committee, was on mo-
|tion appointed to act with the
board and find the cost of the
needed improvements and report
at the meeting to be held April s.
Jones and Wentworth were ap.
fpointed.
Purchase of Poles and Wire
Hon. L. Brady, Jr., appearing be.
fore the board in regard to poles
and wire erected by him and ask
ling that the city purchase same,
as they were now in the corporate
limits was, on motion, allowed the
sum of $148.15.
/ Contract for Coal. : After the
bids we're opened and the prices
lgone over the Broadway Coal &
Ice Go. were awarded the contract
for supplying the power house
with the understanding. that after
lshipping 5 cars if the coal prove
unsatisfactory the board had the
right to cancel the contract at any
thine.
/ Ditch on South Side of Block
/ N. E. f. Brennan appeared be.
fore the board and complained OIL
the bad condition Of the ditch or
the south side of block N, which
matter was referred to the street
committee.
j Survey Of City Limits. Bids
were opened and N. Eitel award.
ed the contract, the work to bt
done in a first class manner.
| Petition Complaining q
lSparks. DIR. j. w. Bennett ane
Others presented a petition com
planning of sparks from the ics
factory. Mr.. Heuck, of the ic'
company, being present, .agreee
to raise the stack and put on /
lspark arrester.
Mark Construction Co. Th,
account of the Mark Construction
4 Go. for rent of light strings user
lat carnival time. was disalfowed
the company claiming rent tina
was not due them.
School Trustee Mr.. Geo. Lew
enthal's time as school truste,
} having expired on April 1st, h'
was elected to succeed himself TO
a term of three years from Apri
4, 1907.
Bad Condition of Side Walks. :
Complaints being received of th,
bad condition Of the side walk
fronting w. e. Prices propert,
lon Chickasaw street, the stree
commissioner was on motion in
lstructed to put same in good con
dition.
Bids for Work at Power Hous
The city clerk was instructed t
advertise for bids for foundation
work at the power house; also 70
repairs, plans and specification
of which are on file at Supt. r. S
Purser's Office. Bids not to b
] received later than Z o'clock p. 10
April 5.
The board reserves the right {,
rlreject any and all bids If it see
: lit so to do.
On motion the board adiourne
to meet Monday, April 5, at 7:3
lo'clock. R. ID. I4ANIER,