The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-07-11
THE CITY COUNCIL.
Official Proceedings Routine Business
Transacted Change in Street
Commissioners Office.

men Abrams, Hartman and Bag
gett. Jones and Wentworth ab-
sent.
Minutes of June meetings. On
/ motion, the minutes of the June
meetings were adopted as read.
i Salaries of employees. The fol-
lowing salaries of the various
officers and employees we're allow
ed aDd the Mayor and Clerk in
|structed toissue warrants on the
various funds in payment OF same.
| Revenue. r. ID. Lanier, may
or. $65: q. Fl. Hamilton, clerk,
1885; Doc Sartin, tax collector,
500; A. Hurst, marshal, sos; j.
b. Davis. police, $50; S. N. Blue,
police, $50; VIM. Meter. police,
$50; John Mcbride, police, $50;
Chris Alberto, cemetery sexton,
$25; Albert Witbeck, city engi-
neer, 500; Masonic Lodge. rent
OF Mayors Office, $50: Brook
haven Bank and Trust Co., rent
of Library rooms, 500; Cqmber-
land Telephone and Telegra ph
Co., phone, S2.75; Hugh Nusom,
engineer help, $1,000; Warren
Brown, same, $11.25: Sam
Abrams, service as alderman, Sc;
7. q. Jones, same, rs; e. Ell.
Wentworth, same, S6; l.. Fl. Bag
gett, same, $6; F. Fl. Hartm an,
same, Sc.
Street expense. j. M. Magee,
street commissioners, $50; I. G..
Crawford, supt. of prisoners, $65;
Geo. Washington. garbage remov-
er, $35; Doc Sartin, cash paid la
Dor on streets, $121.36.
School Expense. Claude Ben
nett, salary as Supt, of Education,
$S.97.
Power House Expense. r.. A.
Davis, salary as engineer, $40;
Will Henry, night engineer, $75;
Alex Washington, fireman, $50;
Theo. Edmunds, fireman, $50;
Jerome Dickey, Iineman, $50; r.
S. Purser, supt. $125; Doc Sartin,
cost of freight and labor at power
house, $694. 40; Cumberland Tele-
phone and Telegraph Co., phone,
$2.75.
Bills and Accounts. = On motion
the following accounts we're, after
careful examination, allowed, and
the Mayor and clerk instructed to
issue warrants on the various
funds in payment of same.
Revenue Fund. -Frederick Dis
infectant Co., one barrel disin-
fectant, $55; Leader, cardboard
posters, ~; r: L. DAVIS, stock
impounded, Sc.
Street expense. "A. G. Seavey
ard Sons, salt for mules, ST.;
Louis Cohn and Bros, feed for
mules, $24. 25; H. C. Mills, two
cars gravel, $14.25; c. b. Per-
kins, articles, $4.66; same, arti-
cles, $16.68; Leader. blanks for
sidewalk $3.50; NJ. D. Staffler,
repairs on street pipe and mains,
$19.35; I. G. Crawford, board of
prisoners for June. 5000; same,
extra teams and shop work, $4.61;
Lender. special assessment ads,
$4.6l; M. D. Staf1er, contractor
at Jail, $S4. As.
Power House Expense. South
ern Coal Co., 4 cars coal, $175. 20;
A. H. Jones, expert on line for
city In damage suit, .$17.15; R.
M. Nalty, 205 sacks cement,
$l17.87; Underwriters Agency,
accident policy premium, $231. go;
Eelectric Supply Co., arc lamp
parts, S32. 40; same, inner globes,
$5.35; same, braces and fuse wire,
1898; same, carbon holders,
$1.03; Keasbev and Matthison
Co., packing, $7.48; same, pack
ing, $40; Interstate Electric Co.,
carbons, $17.55; National Oil
works and Mill Supply Co.,
waste grease, S46.35; Whitney
Supply Co., packing, $4.88;
Fairbanks Co, brass cocks, $14.
I35; j.. ID. Street and Co., wool
waste, $3.50; Standard Oil Co.,
Eoil, $12.15; same, oil. $12.15; A.
IC. Seavey and Sons, brick for
meter boxes, $5. 43: G. B. Perkins,
articles, S156.57; same, articles,
l$2731; Leader, tax collectors
notice, 96c.
Meter Fund. Western Electric
Supply Co., 2 meters, S34 Al;
Fort Wayne Electric Co., 2
meters, 5000.
/ Back Taxes. On motion the
matter of back taxes was referred
to the August meeting of this
Board.
i Accounts of National Meter Co.
On motion, the National Meter
| Co. was allowed the sum of $500
on their invoice Of Oct. 19, 1908,
land the mayor and clerk instruct.
led to issue warrants for the above
Eamount on the meter fund.
i Tax Collectors Report. Doc
Sartin. city tax collector, submit
ted his report for water and lights
collected for the month of June,
which, after careful inspection,
was approved and received. The
report is as follows:
Brookhayen, Miss. July l, 1908.
Hon. Board Of Mayor and Alder
men of the city Of Br00lShaven
4 Gentlemen: hereby submit
d my report as tax collector for the
month Of juno as follows
Amount collected fol- lights,
Il$S99.5 81; water, $722. AZ; meter