The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-04-22
THE CITY COUNCIL.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF ADJOURN
ED MEETING APRIL 20, 1908.
The City's SI5.OCO Bond Issue Must be
Readvertised.

The City's sIs.OOO Bond Issue Must b
Readvertised.
At CHS, regular adjourned
meeting of che Board Of Mayor
and Aldermen, of the city oi
Brookhaven, Mississippi. held in
the mayors S office, this. the Goth
day Of April, 1908. at 1880 o'clock
b. nj, there we're present Mayor
Lanier, Clerk Hamilton, Alder
men Abrams, Baggett, Went
worth, Jones and Hartman.
BatcheIder Subdivision. John
McNair appeared before this
board on behalf of III. G. Mills and
II A. Mills, and submitted map
or plot of ground or subdivision
in the city of Brookhaven, Missis-
sippi, marked Batchelder subdi-
vision, and asked that said map
or plot of said subdivision be-
accepted as the official subdivision
map, and that the streets as shown
on said map be accepted by the
board as dedicated to the public
use as streets. The Board having
examined said map or plot and
abstracts filed herewith, and be-
ing satisfied that the same is cor
rect in every particular, on mo-
tion, the said map or plot was ac-
cepted by the Board as the official
map of said subdivision, and the
streets marked thereon are dedi-
Gated to public use.
Wiring at Public School. On
motion, the Superintendent was
instructed TO have the electric
wire in The public school building
put in the proper repair at unce,
so as to conform with the under
writer's rules, as the same is in a
very dangerous condition.
Petition of {. III. Perkins and
others. T. Ell. Perkins, 4. f.
Parsons and others presented pe-
tition complaining about the seed
house on West Monticello street,
as the same is almost on the side
walk, and that the walk at times
is entirely blocked so as to compel
by to go out into the
street; and that the same is a
loafing place for various idle ne
groes, and that a lady can not pass
after dusk without an escort.
They asked that the Board declare
same a nuisance. On motion, the
said petition was received and it
was ordered that the owners and
manager of the said seed house be
cited to appear at the regular
meeting of the board to be held
on May 9Th at 7:30 O'Clock p. m.
Matter of opening Street. The
matter of street asked for by VIM.
Meter and others coming before
the board at this time, and also
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the counter petition presented by
Mr.. E. Fl. Hartman and others
against said street, and on motion,
that the said petition be laid over
until the May meeting Of this
board.
Repair of electric lines. Mr..
Purser presented his report as
asked for by the board as to the
probable cost of repairing the
electric lines of the city, and stat
ed that same would cost some
where about $1485. On motion,
the above report was received and
referred to the power house COM
mittee, said committee to report
at the next meeting.
w r. Bray cited TO appear.
On motion that w. r. Bray APP
pear before the board at 5 O'Clock
Friday, April "a, and to bring his
book or record Of stock impound-
ed by him.
DR.. I. s. Parsons account.
DR.. Parsons presented his account
of medical services for Nose Hud=
son and child. and city prisoners,
amounting Il, 1925, and on motion,
he was allowed the amount asked
for.
It appearing to the board that,