The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-09-04
THE CITY COUNCIL.
A Condensed Summary Of Principal
Business Last Night.
Ordinance Adopted to Stop Merchants
Selling on the Sidewalks.
Free Mail Delivery is Petitioned For.

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sion last night with all members
and officers present except Alder
man Baggett.
An order was passed instruct
ing j. E. Seavey to turn over
all money in his hands on account
of cemetery lots to the LADIES'
Cemetery Association to be used
by said Association in the erection
of an iron fence for Rose Hill
Cemetery. The salary of the
cemetary sexton was increased
$500 per month, dating from
Sept. 1st.
Aldermen Jones and Went
worth we're appointed a special
emergency committee to have
repairs done on public school
building on account of damage by
lightning and certain alterations
made On the colored school build
ing.
The Power House Committee
was instructed to secure bids and
award the contract for re-cement-
ing the walls of the large reservoir
and cleansing with alum and
soap, work to be done as expedi-
ously as possible.
An ordinance to prohibit the
blowing of all steam whistles
within the city limits was read,
discussed at length and laid on
the table SUBJECT to call.
The tax-collector's report was
received and approved.
The mayor and clerk were au-
thorized and directed to borrow
$4,000 from the Commercial
Bank, or so much thereof as may
be needed, for current expenses,
at the rate of 6 per cent. interest.
Sealed bids were invited at the
October meeting for printing the
stationery, tax receipts. etc., and
the publishing of the official pro-
ceedings and ordinances of the
board.
The contract for extending the
water mains on Georgia Avenue
and Enterprise and Union
Streets, including one fire hy-
drant, was awarded to M. D.
Staffier for the sum of $469.35;
mains to be laid within 80 days.
R. M. Nalty was allowed $4,000
on contract work already done.
Resolutions were unanimously
adopted requesting the Post
office Department at Washington
to grant the city free mail de-
livery in accordance with sug-
gestion in The Leader of Satur-
day.
A petition of P. I. Byrne and
others praying further time for
laying concrete sidewalks was re-
ceived and went over for further
consideration.
The clerk was instructed to in
vite bids at the October meeting
for some one to enforce the stock
Eordinance and keep the city
pound. A bond of $100 is re-
quired.
The usual monthly accounts
we're allowed.
The following ordinance was
introduced by the Mayor, read by
sections and unanimously adopt
ed.
An ordinance to prevent the
selling, bartering, exchanging, or
soliciting or offering the sale of,
bartering, or exchanging of any
goods, wares, merchandise, fruit,
or other commodity, by any per-
son while upon the sidewalks,
banquettes, or curbs in front
thereof, within the corporate
limits of the city of Brookhaven,
Mississippi.
Section 1. Be it ordained by
the Mayor and Board of Alder
men of the City of Brookhaven,
Mississippi, that it shall be, and
is hereby declared an offense
against said city, for any person,
while standing upon the sidewalk,
banquette, 0r curb in front of
their store or place of business, or
in front of the store or place of
business of another, within the
corporate limits of the city OF
Brookhayen, Mississippi, to sell,
barter, exchange, or to solicit or
offer the sale, barter or exchange
of any goods, wares, merchandise,
fruit, or other commodity dis
played thereon or within the
store or place Of business of such
person or another. And any per-
| son violating this ordinance shall,
upon conviction, be fined not
more than $1,000 for each offense.
Sec. 2. This ordinance is not
intended to nor does it restrict
the right of merchants to display
their goods within the % inch
limit next to the wall, as provided
in prior ordinance, but it is in
tended to and does prohibit the
sale of such goods by persons
while standing on the side walks.
Sec. 3. This ordinance, be-
cause of its Importance, and as a
means of preventing blockading
and obstruction of sidewalks,
shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage.
The above ordinance was first
reduced to writing, read in open
and public hoard by the clerk,
considered, and adopted section
by section BY the board, and a
yea and nay vote taken on its fl
| nal passage, which resulted ais fol