The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-05-11
THE CITY COUNCIL.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS or THE REG
ULAR MAY MEETING.
a New Ordinance Adopted for Taking
in Suburban Additions.
A Good Sized Budget Of Routine Busi-
ness Disposed Of and Board Ad-
iOurned to Meet Again Yes
terday Evening.

Al thls, regular meeting OF
1the Mayor and Board of Alder,
men Of the City of Brookhaven,
held in the Mayors Office the 7th
Iday of May, 1907, there were
present: Mayor Lanier. Clerk
Hamilton, Aldermen Abrams,
Hartman and Wentworth; Larsen
land Jones absent.
Minutes of last meetings we're
read and adopted.
Salaries and Accounts. The
salaries and accounts of the va
rious officers and employees OF the
city were allowed and the Mayor
land clerk were instructed to issue
warrants for same:
Revenue Fund. r. D. Lanier,
salary as Mayor for April, $65;
lC. Fl. Hamilton, clerk, $35; j. B.
Davis, marshal, $50; Doc Sartin,
tax collector, $85; VIM. Meter,
R. +. Mccormick. policemen, $50
leach; Chris Albertz, cemetery
sexton, $50; Sam Abrams, P. q.
Jones, E. FL. Wentworth, alder
men, $5 each; f. Fl. Hartman,
Chris Larsen. aldermen, So each; /;
Masonic Lodge, reht of Mayors
Office, $40; Cumberland Tel. Co.,
phone, $2.75; r. I. Scherck, re-
duction of assessment, $2.75; N.
Eitel, surveying extended corpo-
ration limits, $45; j. NJ. Smith,
police for field day, S
Power House Expense. K. S.
Purser, salary as supt. for April,
1907, $125; w. w. Newsom, en-
gineer, $74.67; r. A. Davis, en-
gineer, $50; b Spencer, linemaD,
l$45; Theo. Edmonds, fireman,
1874. so; D. Huinbles, fireman, $50;
Cumberland lei. CO., phone,
$3.75; Allen & Welch, n of con-
tract for work at power house,
$697 so; Doc Sartin, cash paid
freight and labor at Power House,
$1164.91.
Street Expense. j. NJ. Magee,
salary as street commissioner,
$50 SEQ Washing ton. removing
garbage, $35; Doc Sartin. cash
paid labor and work on street,
$88.24.
School Expense Edgar Green,
salary as supt. of education,
1887; America Byrd, ianitor
at public school, $25; P. w. Cam
eron. janitor at colored at school,
S.; E. s. B. Society, rent of hall,
$40; Pilgrim Rest X. of p, rent
| of hall, 81; Doc Sartin, cash paid
Ed. Kits for work at school,
$22, SO.
Tax Collectors Report. The
Tax Collector submitted his re-
port for the month of April,
which is as follows:
Broookhaven, Miss,
May /, 1907.
To the Hon. Mayor and Board of
Aldermen of the City of Brook
haven, Miss:
Gentlemen hereby submit
lmy report as tax collector for the
month of April as follows:
Amount collected for lights,
$1164.71; for water, $602. %; for
meter rent, $49.6O; for street tax,
500; for labor done on side walk,
So. 10; total $18S6. 63.
Respectfully submitted,
Doc Sartin, /. G.
Side Track at Power House
Mr.. Louis Drane appeared before
1.-THE board on behalf of the |. G.
r. r. and agreed to put in a side
track at the power house as soon
as the power house removed the
coal on the siding, the city to
bear one half of the expense, the
cost not to exceed $638. 95.
Reduction Of Fine. Anderson
Brown appeared before the board
lin behalf Of his daughter who had
been convicted Of unlawful retail
ling, stating her physical condition
was such that she could not pay
her fine, On motion it was re.
tduced from 500 to $50 on condi-
tion that she withdraw the appeal
Ito the circuit court.
Pay for Work at Power House.
Allen e Welch appeared before
/ the board and stated that they had
completed their part Of the work
lat the power house as far as posi-,
bic, and on motion they we're al
lowed one-half of contract price,
$697.50.
City Survey. N. Eitel having
completed his contract for survey.
ling the extended corporate limits,
Ihe was on m9tion allowed $45.
Plat of Subdivision. E. M.
Bryant presented to the board
a plat Of the Bryant subdivision
land on motion same was to BIZ left
lon file in Mayors Office until
slsame could be examined By the
Mayor and approved BY the board.
Transfer of Funds. The city
treasurer was directed to transfer
from the General Improvement
Fund and to place same to ths
4 Power House Exnenga Funds II