The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-03-14
THE CITY COUNCIL.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF ADJOURN
ED MEETING MARCH 10, 1908.
$4,000 Of the City's Bonds Sold to a
Chicago Firm.

Copied verbatim from Minute Book
No. 5, the official record of the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen, as
recorded by the City Clerk.
At this a regular Adjourned
meeting of the Mayor and Board
of Aldermen of the City of Brook
haven, Mississippi, held in the
Mayors Office this the 10th day of
M arch 1908 at 1880 o'clock P. NJ.
there we're present the following
Mayor Lanier, Clerk Hamilton
Aldermen Jones, Abrams, Hart
man and Wentworth. "Baggett
absent"
Special Police
Mr. E. S. Straight appeared be-
fore the board asking for Police
rights on the college Campus. and
on motion the mayor was instruct
ed to give said E. S. Straight the
oath of Office and his duties to be
confined to the college ground.
Sale of Bonds
Mr. R. S. Bennett. ageEt for
John Nuveen & Go of Chicago,
Illinois. Bond House" appeared
before the board and made the
following Proposition for the pur-
chase of the SIS. 100000 Bonds now
in CONTROVERSY.
March 10th 1908
Honorable Mayor and Board of
Aldermen
Brookhaven, Mississippi
For the $15.0O0.0O legally is
sued bonds of the city of Brook
haven. Mississippi, delivered to
US in Chicago in denominations of
ST. 100000 dated March 18th 1908,
bearing interest at the rate of 6
per cent. per annum payable semi
annually, both principal and in
terest pa yable at same bank in
New York or Chicago Mutually
satisfactory, we will pay you par,
Fifteen Thousand Dollars and in
addition will furnish Autographed
blank bonds and draft of all pro-
ceedings which may be necessary
in issuing the bonds free of any
expense to the City. We will also
pay interest accruing on these
bonds after May 18th 1908. to
time of delivery to US.
You are to furnish us previous
to delivery with complete certi-
fed copy of the record of proceed
ings leading up to the issue, evi-
dencing the legality satisfactory
to cur attorneys and to take any
further action which may be
necessary to make the bonds fully
legal
This proposition for immediate
acceptance
JOHN NUVEEN & co.
b. r. S. Bennett Agent.
On motion the above PROPOSE
tion was accepted after careful
examination, The above firm was
awarded the bouds on the above
proposition and the mayor and
clerk instructed to sign for ac-
ceptance of same.
Letting of Bids
The matter of the opening of
bids for the laying of concrete in
the city of Brookhaven coming
before the board at this meeting
the following bids we're received
To the Honorable Mayor and
Board uf Aldermen Brook
haven. Miss,
GentIemen:-We hereby pro-
pose to furnish all material and
labor and to do all work required
to complete the contract for GER
tain ordinance passed by the city
of Brookhaven as to specification
the price we name you as follows.
cement side walk cash 12c SO
IT time 1Sc SO it. and Grades and
fills at 80 per cubic yard. we
agree to carry all credit work at
our above price and to comply
with term of your specifications
Very respectfully
Jefferson Contracting co
By HI. P. Tissor
Birmingham Ala
References.
J. E. Kandrich City engineer
of Bermughan.
| Mead & Hory of Birmingham
Moutly & Dryos of Birmingham
W.G.Myers, of Med eriam Miss.
| Brookhaven Miss Mar. 10th 08
Honorable Mayor and Board of
/ Aldermen Brookhayen Miss.
| Dear Sirs:-I herewith submit
my bid for concrete paving ac-
cording to specifications on streets
Ispecifed therein.
| Paving (12c) twelve cents per
square foot.
grading (25c) twenty five cent
per cubic yard.
filing (25c) twenty five cent
per cubic yard.
/ | will add ten per cent 10 per
cent. for carrying papers
] Yours Respectfully
Gibson Paving co
Per j. ID. Gibson
jackson Miss
To the Hon. Mayor and Board Of
b Aldermen Brookhaven Miss
/ agree to lay the concrete side
walks according to the plans and