The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-03-07
THE CITY COUNCIL.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF REGULAR
MARCH MEETING.

At this, a regular meeting of
the Mayor and Board of Aldermen
of the city Of Brookhayen, held in
the Mayors office, this. the. 3rd
day of March, 1908 ut 7:30 p. in, !,
there were present Mayor Lanier,
CLERK Hamilton, Aldermen Bag
gett, Hartman, Abrams and Went.
worth; absent, Jones.
The minutes of February meet.
ing were read and approved.
Salary.-The following account
and salary of the various employ
ees and officers we're allowed and
the MaYor and Clerk instructed to
issue warrants on the various
funds IN payment of same.
Revenue. R. d. LanIer, salary
as Mayor for Feb, $65; G. II.
Hamilton, clerk, $35; D. Sartin,
I. c., $S5; J. B. Davis, marshall,
$50; G. N. Blue, police. $50; VIM.
Meter, police, $50; W. r. Bray,
police, $50; Jno. Mcbride, police,
$50; Calberts, cemetery sexton,
$25; Masonic Lodge, rent of
rooms, $50; Brookhaven Bank &
Trust Co., Library rooms, $50;
Cumberland I. & 7. Co., phone,
$2.75; Sam Abrams, service as
alderman, S.; L. Fl. Baggett same,
81; P. z. Jones, same. $1;F. H.
Hartman, same, S.; E. H.. Went
worth, same 81; D. Sartfn, same,
cash paid, $4.75.
Street Fund.-. M. Magee, sal
ary as street commissioner. $50;
I. G. Crawford, as superi ntend-
ent, $67.50; d. Sartin, cash paid
labor on streets, $96.57.
School Expense-CIaude Ben
nett, for Supt. of Education, So.
81; Geo. Washington, ct al, rent
of school, $35; America Byrd,
salary as ianitor, $27; P. D. Gull
ledge, salary as ianitor colored
school, 81.
Power House Expense fund
Will Henry. salary as engineer,
$75; R. D. Davis, same, SIS; Jer-
win Dickey, lineman. $50; Jim
Williams, fireman, $47.50: Theo.
Edmunds, fireman, $3.50 ;R. s.
Purser, superintendent, $125;
Cumberland 7. & I. Co., rent of
phone, $2.75; D. Sartin, $845. 80.
Costs BiIls-The following cost
bills we're presented for persons
convicted, and. on motion, the
mayor and clerk were instructed
to issue warrants on the revenue
fund in payment of same. as per
bill on file.
r. d. Lanier, costs as per bill,
$39. 40; j. B. Davis, same, $40.
Is; S. N. Blue, same, $3.50; Jno.
Mcbride, same $3.50; VIM. Me-
teer. same, $5.75; w. B. Bray,
$3.50.
Accounts of T. C. Crawford
I. G. Crawford presented his ac-
count for the feeding of city pris-
oners for the month of February
and for extra teams and articles
for prison and goods for power
house, and on motion the same was
allowed and warrants ordered is
sued:
Street Fund-T. G. Crawford
feed of prisoners for February,
$780,. articles for prisoners,
81. Is; extra teams for street
work, $27.
Power House-T. G. Crawford,
40 yards gravel for power house,
$50.
j. F. Greer presented his ac-
count for turnkey fees and board
for prisoners, amount to $11 for
turnkey fees and $500 for board,
and, OH motion, the same was al
lowed and mayor anu clerk in
structed to issue warrants on the
street fund in payment of same.
Tax Collectors Report ID.
Sartln, city tax collector, present
ed his report for water and light |
bill collected and after careful
examination same was, on motion,
accepted and approved as follows:
Brookhaven, March /.
To the Hon. Mayor and Board of
Aldermen of the city of Brook
haven.
GentIemeD:7-I hereby submit I
nv report as Tax Collector for the
month of February as follows:
Amount collected for lights,
$1676.11; water, $500; meter
rents, $42.35.
Respectfully submitted,
d. SARTIN, E. G.
Balance on COW sold pound T.
j. Knox presented account for
balance due him on COW sold at
pound and, on motion, he was al
lowed the sum of - for COW
sold at city pound.
Monthly stock report The city
stock impounder, not making /
monthly reports of stock taken up
by him as regarded by ordinance,
he was on mntion, to make same
for the month of January and Feb
ruary, and monthly hereafter.
D. Sartin account d. Sartin
presented account for $3, 900 same
being the amount paid by him to
the Orleans Engineering Co.. as
part of last payment due them, on
ordered this Board on Dec. %,
1907, and on motion, he was al
lowed the above amount.
Matter of building at CoIored
School The matter of outbuild-
ings being needed at colored
school building, a committee Of
three was appointed to have same